Voting opens in Norwalk; runs through 8 p.m.

Hour Staff Report

Published
3:37 am EST, Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Hour photo/Chris Bosak Democratic candidate for First Taxing District Treasurer Elsa Peterson Obuchowski gets an early voter turnout update from Assistant Democratic Registrar Bob Sodaro on Tuesday morning at St. Mary's Community Hall on West Avenue in Norwalk.

Hour photo/Chris Bosak Democratic candidate for First Taxing District Treasurer Elsa Peterson Obuchowski gets an early voter turnout update from Assistant Democratic Registrar Bob Sodaro on Tuesday morning at St. Mary's Community Hall on West Avenue in Norwalk.

Update: As of 10 a.m., 3,205 votes had been cast, according to the city's registrars of voters. Norwalk has 44,313 registered voters.

NORWALK — Polling places throughout Norwalk opened at 6 a.m. as residents casted their votes in this local election and candidates, remaining behind the 75-foot line, made last-minute pitches to voters.

This year is a local election as Norwalk voters will select a mayor, common council members, board of education members, and other offices.

One candidate, Elsa Peterson Obuchowski, a Democrat running for First Taxing District Treasurer, stood outside St. Mary's Community Hall on Tuesday morning, passing out literature to voters. She also received voter turnout updates from Democratic Assistant Registrar of Voters Bob Sodaro. Early voting turnout as been on par with what registrars expected.

As of 10 a.m., 3,205 votes had been cast, according to the city's registrars of voters. Norwalk has 44,313 registered voters.

Polling venues will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters are reminded of the Annual Norwalk Election Day Food Drive. Non-perishable food items may be brought to polling places and the food will be donated to The St. Vincent de Paul Society, a local pantry in East Norwalk that provides food for more than 1,000 families each month.